Tide Turns In Great Eastern Battle As Russians Advance
A Pittsburgh dispatch notes the fighting between the Vistula and Warta in Poland tilting to Russia. Reports say Hindenburg's Warsaw thrust checked, with Grand Duke Nicholas reporting partial gains. German plans for a new offensive loom as battles continue at Soissons Rheims Argonne and in Galicia.
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Vistula
Warta
Poland
Argonne
Caucasus
Egypt
Weather Forecast for Wyoming Fair Tuesday and Wednesday
Weather forecast from Washington on November 23 says Wyoming will have fair skies Tuesday and Wednesday. The brief note gives no precipitation or temperature details.
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Washington
Wyoming
Provisions for Belgium Relief Unloaded at Rotterdam
The Rockefeller foundation ship Maraapequa unloaded 500 stevedores and tons of provisions for Belgium at Rotterdam. Officials including Captain T F Lucey and Lt Commander R Gherardi witnessed the unloading and welcomed by Maurice Langhorne and Soren Listoe. The convoy also rushed salt to Brussels to aid refugees deprived of salt for two months.
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Belgium
Rockefeller Foundation
T. F. Lucey
American Relief Commission
R. Gherardi
Berlin
Soren Listoe
Sutherland
The
Hague
Listoe
Maurice M. Langhorne
American Regation
Netherlands
Henry van Dyke
Rockefeller Commission
Brussels
Nitroglycerin Blast in Gary Plant Attracts Wide Damage
Two hundred workers at the Aetna Powder plant in Gary escaped injury as a 2000 pound nitroglycerin explosion tore through the separator house. The blast shattered hundreds of windows in Gary and nearby towns while workers fled to an open field. The cheap separator building was demolished with minor losses.
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Arkansas Ablaze Across State as Forest Fires Spread
Arkansas suffers widespread fires with thousands of acres of timber destroyed. Governor Hays cites militia fund depletion hindering call up of troops. Counties seek firefighting aid from Toxarkana to Jonesboro and across 500 miles from Port Smith to Helena.
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Ark
Arkansas
Hays
Toxarkanga
Jonesboro
Port Smith
Helena
Passengers Transferred From Van Dyck by German Cruiser
Reported capture off the Amazon mouth by the Karlsruhe and Bundes. More than one hundred passengers were moved from the Van Dyck to the Ascuncion and then to Rio Paulo, with German guards threatening discipline and food service during transfer.
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van Dyck
Brazil
Karlsruhe
Antouncal
Sag
Pamtengera Gaid
Uheus
Bao Paulo
Karlsruh
Ascuncion
Gotham Roused Over Outrages Bomb and Fire
New York police declare war on the Black Hand after a spate of bombings and incendiary fires. A deadly blaze at 409 East 29th Street traps six of a seven person family, killing a woman later from shock. A second fire at 144 West 28th Street prompts broader inquiries as detectives canvas suspects and tenants for protection-money links.
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Colon Square
East Twentyninth Street
Po-lce
Mick Handers
Gaetano Bhambri
Twenty-ninth Strees
Wee Twenty-eighth Street
Faurot
Twenty-ninth
Cuba Fears for Lives of Citizens in Mexico
Havana reports Cuban lives in Mexico at risk as American forces depart Vera Cruz. The Cuban government considers sending a cruiser to Vera Cruz to evacuate Cubans who wish to leave, with talks of dispatching the Cuba or Palma, or both.
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Mexico
Vera Cruz
Vera Crux
Cuba
Palma
Thanksgiving Turkey Prices Fall Ahead in Chicago Markets
In Chicago on November 24 retailers reported dressed turkey prices slipping to about 28 cents per pound by Wednesday night. Retail ranges quoted 24 to 27 or so cents. Dallas reports 2 million pounds of dressed turkey shipped in from the year’s peak, with prices around 12 cents at farm and 24 to 25 cents in Texas markets.
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Dallas
Teaas
Storm toll on Lake Superior exceeds one hundred lives
Detroit reports that more than 100 sailors may have perished as a weeklong gale sweeps Lake Superior. Wreckage confirms the steamer Curtis and barges Marvin and Peterson lost with 58 crew. Suspected losses include the steel steamer Sinalot and the steamer Nipigon. Curtis crew recovered eighteen lifeboat remains.
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Mich
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Superior
Curtis
Marvin
Peterson
Ateamer Sinalot
Nipigon
Munising Harbor
Jennings
Mexican Flag Flies Over Vera Cruz After Occupation
Vera Cruz reports that the Mexican flag again floats over the city as American forces withdraw. General Funston, commanding about 6 000 infantry, landed April 26 and departs with plans to deposit about 1 000 000 in a U S bank. Mexican forces under Aguillon reportedly offer no resistance as the Americans leave. Public sentiment remains split amid a new Mexican government.
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Dgani Mies
Funston
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Hieneral Aquilox
Tehaa Samed
Carranaa Fo
Washington
Vera Crus
United States
Mexico
Ver& Cru
Villy
Wall shooter killed in nitroglycerin blast near town
A nitroglycerin explosion near a plane sighting killed Ralph Tubbs and injured Adi Wooo, blowing the wall and tram wall apart in the town. The blast occurred as Tubbs loaded the device at a roadside depot. Transport and emergency teams responded to the scene today.
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Titvaviler
Ralph Tubbs
Mhootey
War Moves of Monday Across Fronts and Sieges
War dispatches describe Monday actions with troop shifts at Ypres and nearby fronts. Allied and German forces contest positions along the canal and around Ghent, while Belgian and British units resist German advances and pursue strategic objectives near Cambrai and Ostend.
Germans Gate Belgium Ports as War Fears Rise Near London
Reports from London describe aggressive German moves along the Belgian coast and troop movements toward Zeebrugge. Submarine assembly at Zeebrugge and orders for population relocation from Ghent NieIholand and St Nicholas port spur concern of a broader assault aimed at London.
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Hel- Kian
Enden
Belgium
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Zeebrige
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Brufen
Ie Germaine
Holland
Truges
Zeetrugue
Nieholad
Antweny
Ghent
St Nicholas
Antwor
Alan
Belelatie
Chile Threatens War Over German Neutrality Breaches
Chile's government vows to stop German wartime breaches of neutrality, asserting readiness to take action against vessels sailing toward Valparaiso with coal and provisions. The claim, attributed to Lista, Peru, notes German ships near Chilean waters and steps to enforce neutrality.
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Lista
Peru
Emmavel
Valparalo
Chile
Prize eccentric Harold Osgood Pinner dies after powder use
New York daily reports Harold Osgood Pinner a famed eccentric, explorer of art and science, died after taking a fatal dose of powders. He was cremated today after believing mortal remains would be reincarnated. Pinner, known as a yachtman and inventor, spurred controversy during his life with club memberships and public stunts.
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Klaving
Mint
Harold Osgood Pinner
Hilton
Meeney
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Nombere
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